The Mandalorian Creator Explains How The Luke Skywalker Cameo Happened
The Mandalorian creator Jon Favreau explains how the Luke Skywalker cameo happened in season 2. TheStar Wars series first arrived on Disney+ in 2019 and was an instant hit with fans and critics alike. Season 1 introduced Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) as a bounty hunter who is tasked with retrieving a mysterious target. He soon realizes the bounty is a young child of immense power and decides to protect it. Season 1 focused on new characters and new locations in theStar Wars universe. However, season 2 began to introduce more characters from various media within the franchise.
Bo-Katan Kryze (Katee Sackhoff), Boba Fett (Temura Morrison), Cobb Vanth (Timothy Olyphant), and Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson) all made cameo appearances within The Mandalorian season 2 but were already established earlier in the vast franchise. Although Ahsoka proved to be a huge reveal as she was a massively popular character that originated within the Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series, season 2's biggest reveal occurred in the finale. Following Grogu's capture by Moff Gideon (Giancarlo Esposito), Din Djarin along with a small team attempted a rescue. However, they were soon cornered by Imperial Dark Troopers. In heroic fashion, Luke Skywalker flies in with his X-Wing and decimates the robots just in time to save the heroes.
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CinemaBlend recently caught up with Favreau who detailed how Luke Skywalker's cameo in The Mandalorian season 2 came to be. The writer-director explained that during season 1 of the show, he had more freedom to create as everything was new, adding, "I could do anything, set it anywhere." But into The Mandalorian season 2, Favreau needed to address
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